modesty; humility; being humble
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
later on; eventually; afterwards
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
notice; attention; observation
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
even if not; even without
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to look away; to avert one's eyes
had better ...; had better not ...
as if nothing had happened
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
forcibly; against one's will
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
long time; long interval; for quite some time
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart